It’s an interconference contest on the hardwood down in Buzz City. The San Antonio Spurs(San Antonio Spurs championship rings) are on the road as they make the trip to face the Charlotte Hornets Tuesday night. San Antonio knocked off Boston 115-96 on the road in their last game Sunday night. Charlotte stunned Toronto 115-114 on the road in their previous contest Sunday night. The Spurs own a 41-16 edge in the all-time regular-season series between the teams. In the first matchup this season, Charlotte claimed a 108-93 road win back on January 14.

San Antonio(cheap nba championship rings) snapped a two-game losing skid as they rolled over a shorthanded Boston squad on the road. The Spurs entered Monday holding the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, 6.5 games ahead of the Kings for that position. San Antonio was up seven after the opening quarter and at the half: they didn’t let Boston closer than four the rest of the way. The Spurs shot 51 percent from the field, including eight of 24 from three-point range, and won the rebounding battle 51-45. LaMarcus Aldridge led San Antonio with 48 points, 13 rebounds and six assists in the win.

The Spurs are average offensively this season, ranking 15th in scoring offense with 111.8 points per game. San Antonio is 20th in rebounding with 44.7 boards a contest while the team is 15th in assists with 24.6 dimes per game. San Antonio is 13th in the league in scoring defense as they allow 110.1 points a game. The Spurs are 2nd in the league by shooting 47.8 percent from the field. San Antonio is tied for 25th in three-point field goals per game with 9.9 per contest. The Spurs are 1st in the league by knocking down 39.6 percent of their long-range attempts. San Antonio is 8-2 in their last 10 games and stand 16th in scoring offense with 110.1 points per game in that stretch. DeMar DeRozan is second on the Spurs in that stretch with 20.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game while shooting 49.7 percent from the floor. LaMarcus Aldridge has put up a team-leading 23.9 points plus 9.7 boards a night while Rudy Gay chips in 12.1 points plus 7.9 rebounds a night during that stretch.

Charlotte floored Toronto(championship rings) on a buzzer-beating shot from half court by Jeremy Lamb to steal victory from the jaws of defeat. The Hornets entered Monday 10th in the Eastern Conference, two games behind the Heat for the final playoff spot with nine to play. Charlotte trailed by five after the opening quarter, led by one at the half and by 12 after three quarters but seemed poised to let another big fourth-quarter lead slip away before Lamb’s heroics. The Hornets shot 44.1 percent from the field, including 18 of 41 from three-point range, and held a 39-35 edge on the glass. Dwayne Bacon led Charlotte with 20 points in the win.

The Hornets are an average team offensively, ranking 20th in the league with 110.7 points per game. Charlotte is 23rd in rebounding with 44.3 boards per game and 22nd by dishing out 23.1 assists per contest. The Hornets come in ranked 16th in scoring defense by allowing 111.6 points per game. The Hornets are tied for 26th in field goal percentage as the team shoots 44.7 percent from the floor. Charlotte is 11th in the league with 11.9 threes per game while ranking tied for 15th in three-point shooting as they hit 35.3 percent from beyond the arc. The Hornets are 5-5 in their last 10 games: they are 25th in scoring offense with 107.3 points a game in that stretch. Defense has been an issue as Charlotte is 20th in field goal percentage defense (46.6 percent) and 27th in three-point field goal percentage (38.4 percent) in that span. Kemba Walker leads the way for the Hornets with 24.4 points and 6.4 assists per game. He hits 34.5 percent from three-point range while jacking up 8.4 three-point attempts a night. Jeremy Lamb has stepped up of late as a secondary scoring option as he puts up 14.7 points plus 6.4 boards a night in that stretch. Cody Zeller is out with a knee injury while Nic Batum is questionable with an illness.